The Latest: British vote results close; long night predicted

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local):1:25 a.m.The neck-and-neck nature of the British referendum vote count had politicians and pollsters predicting an all-nighter for a nervous nation.Senior Labour official John McDonnell is predicting a final result which will put both sides within one or two percentage points of each…

The Latest: British pound drops sharply as votes come in

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local):12:50 p.m.The British pound is getting whipsawed by volatile trading as initial results from the vote on whether the U.K. should remain in the European Union showed the race is too close to call.The currency surged shortly after the polls closed Thursday, climbing…

The Latest: Farage: Euroskeptic genie now out of the bottle

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local):11:50 p.m.UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says “the euroskeptic genie is now out of the bottle and it will not be put back.”Farage appeared to walk back on his apparent concession after the British polls closed Thursday night on the EU referendum,…

The Latest: Lawmakers urge UK PM Cameron to stay in office

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local):10:45 p.m.Dozens of Conservative lawmakers who called for Britain to leave the European Union have signed a letter saying Prime Minister David Cameron should stay in office whichever side wins the membership referendum.The letter signed by 84 legislators says “whatever the British people,…

The Latest: EU migration chief says UK ‘integral part’ of EU

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local):4:15 p.m.The European Union’s migration commissioner has described the British people as an “integral part of our European family” as voters decide whether to remain in the bloc.Dimitris Avramopoulos told a finance conference near Athens that “this … is one of the most…

The Latest: Assange plans online show on the referendum

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local):2:20 p.m.The founder of anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks plans to host a live, online punditry show about Britain’s referendum on whether to stay in the EU.Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012.He is wanted for questioning by…